Observation pack · Galway County Council

An Poll Caoin , Castlegar , Co. Galway

to construct a serviced dwelling house, with a connection to a new wastewater treatment system, and domestic garage

Observations close 21 Oct 2026 6 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 16 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 10 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2661566 · full record
Authority: Galway County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 1
Floor area: 262 m²
Site area: 2,160 m²
Received: 16 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due: 10 Nov 2026
Decision: N/a

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661566/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661566 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Galway County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 21 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Galway County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2661046	Refused	11 Aug 2026	1	282 m	for a dwelling house, domestic garage, on-site wastewater treatment system and all ancillary works
2560822	Conditional	23 Sept 2025	1	355 m	to construct a new dwelling house with wastewater treatment plant, polishing filter, domestic garage and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 223 sqm(H), 30.00 sqm(G)
2560052	Conditional	13 Mar 2025	0	45 m	for the proposed development within County Galway will comprise: •the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor; •Replace tower in situ at 1no. location;•Retain towers at 3no. locations including foundation strengthening with bar member replacement at 2 locations;•Replace polesets at 15no. locations;•the replacement of insulating and ancillary hardware at structures;•all associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures including vegetation clearance and management, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts/piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing; and •other temporary associated and ancillary site development works required for the purpose of the uprate of the existing circuit, including construction compounds, silt traps, silt fences, vegetation clearance and management, stone tracks, ground protection mats, infrastructure crossing support systems (i.e. guard poles) and temporary watercourse crossings. Where required, an aerial catenary stringing system (ACSS) will be used to facilitate stringing operations over major obstacles, e.g. busy national roads, wide rivers, etc. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

16 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 21 Oct 2026
16 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Galway County Council before relying on it.